Thursday, January 27, 2011

My December Journal Cover


I went camping with my kids after Christmas to get away from the house, the wrapping paper, and the post-gift grouchies. We rented a cabin in Bastrop. I loved the brass key for the cabin. It inspired me for the cover decorations. 

This cover evolved over a couple of days. I felt like stitching- one of my favorite Journal Juice ideas. I was feeling bold and didn't want to hide my stitching inside. So, I pulled out my awl and started poking holes in the cover. I had no image in mind, so I decided to create a mandala. It's a great design "easy button" because you don't have to know where it's going to get started. 

The other elements of the cover are a whittled stick from Bastrop and a paper tag (another fave). The final touch was a leaf my lovely assistant Sara brought back from her travels in South America. Welcome back Sara! (you can tell she's back because I'm actually posting blogs) 

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Why Journal?

Why do you Journal?

Wanna start journaling? Wish you did? Want to juice up your journal? Check out my Visual Journal class starting next Friday Jan 28, 2011.
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